Uruguay i/E?jE?E?rE?E?waE?/, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: RepA?blica Oriental del Uruguay, pronounced: [reE?puI?lika oE 3/4 jenE?tal del uE 3/4 uE?E?waj]), is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.3 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88% of the population is of European descent. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is the second-smallest nation in South America by area, after Suriname.Colonia del Sacramento, one of the oldest European settlements in the country, was founded by the Portuguese in 1680. Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold. Uruguay won its independence between 1811 and 1828, following a four-way struggle amongst Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil. It is a democratic constitutional republic, with a president who is both head of state and head of government.La RepA?blica Oriental del Uruguay originally meant the republic east of the Uruguay [River], but is now usually translated into English as the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. The government of Uruguay normally uses simply Uruguay in English.The etymology of the Uruguay River, coming from the GuaranA- language, is uncertain, but the official meaning is "river of the painted birds".The only documented inhabitants of Uruguay before European colonization of the area were the CharrA?a, a small tribe driven south by the GuaranA- of Paraguay.The Spanish arrived in the territory of present-day Uruguay in 1516. The Indians' fierce resistance to conquest, combined with the absence of gold and silver, limited their settlement in the region during the 16th and 17th centuries. Uruguay then became a zone of contention between the Spanish and the Portuguese empires. In 1603 the Spanish began to introduce cattle, which became a source

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The 21st World Cup gets underway next month in Moscow and billions around the world are expected to tune in during the monthlong tournament – a far cry from its low-key start in 1930 in Uruguay. Back then, many European countries, including Germany and ...

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